75 2 army ships FELTORE and CUBORE have been extremely valuable as 32 locomotives could be shipped complete in each. Only ships of this character Army could secure. Recently CUBORE was sunk2 leaving only FELTORE which Army request shall be specially safeguarded whenever possible 10919 75

Footnote 2: The steamship Cubore was sunk on 15 August 1918, by U-107 in the Bay of Biscay. American Ship Casualties of the World War Including Naval Vessels, Merchant Ships, Sailing Vessels, and Fishing Craft (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1923).